深圳深圳菁华中英文实验中学八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

深圳深圳菁华中英文实验中学八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编
一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练
1．阅读理解
Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example. She doesn't like old newspapers very much. Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are plants. Vegetables and fruit are plants, too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and paper? Scientists say," All food comes in some way from plants." Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat little sea-plants, and then bigger fish swim along and eat them. Chickens eat bits of grass and give us eggs. What food does not come from plants in some way?
Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just like meat and cheese. And they can make it without the help of animals. It's very good food, too. They have begun to say," We make our paper from wood. We can also make food from wood. The next thing is not very difficult." What is the next thing? Perhaps it is food from paper. Scientists say," We can turn paper into food. It will be cheaper than meat or fish or eggs. "
So please keep our old books and letters. （Don't feed your cat.） One day, they will be on your plate, if what scientists say may come true.
（1）Why does the writer mention that babies and the cat eat paper?
A. To tell us babies and his cat like to eat paper.
B. To tell us the writer likes babies and his cat.
C. To tell us people can eat paper.
D. To tell us sometimes paper can be eaten.
（2）What can NOT come from plants in some way?
A. Nothing.
B. Meat and fish.
C. Cheese and chicken.
D. Wood and paper.
（3）What do scientists think of making food from wood?
A. It's very difficult.
B. People can make eggs from wood.
C. It's easier than people think.
D. It's not possible.
（4）Where may we see the passage?
A. In a storybook.
B. In a science magazine.
C. In a cookbook.
D. In a travel magazine.（5）Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. We Should Protect the Wood
B. How to Make Food Cheaper
C. Keep Your Old Books and Letters
D. Where May Food Come from in the Future 2．阅读理解
Almost every Chinese person can recite（背诵）the two lines of the famous poem, "Every grain on the plate comes from hard work." But sadly, many of us don't get the real meaning of these lines: Don't waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million（百万）people for a year. Do we have too much food? Of course not. There were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011. Six million children die of hunger
every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten up all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have known the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily life to waste less food?
⑴Don't order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
⑵Don't leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
⑶Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don't buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
（1）What's the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
A. 春种一粒粟，秋收万颗子。

B. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

C. 吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。

D. 足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。

（2）What should we do to waste less food?
A. Order more food in a restaurant.
B. Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.
C. Take all the food you ordered home.
D. Don't store too much food like vegetables and fruit.
（3）Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A number of people have known the importance of saving food.
B. The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
C. 200 million children die of hunger every year.
D. Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten up all the food on the table.
（4）What's the main idea of this passage?
A. Don't waste food.
B. Chinese people are friendly.
C. We can't die of hunger.
D. Every grain is grown by farmers.
3．阅读理解
It was 8:30 at night. Don was driving home. He was surprised when he saw a large, green light in the sky. The light was floating（漂浮）over a field. Don stopped his car and went out. He stood behind a tree and watched.
The light got very bright. It came nearer and nearer. It was a UFO! And it landed in the field! "What's that? Maybe there are travelers from space in the UFO, "he thought. He started to walk across the field.
Then a large door on the UFO opened. Something came out! It moved toward Don.
The thing was not nice to look at! It had long yellow strings（细绳）on its face. Two round and blue balls were on its face. Under the round things, there were three holes. One hole opened and closed and made big noises.
Now Don was afraid, but he tried to be brave. He walked nearer and listened to the terrible noises.
"Hello," said the strange thing. "My name is Zeeb. I'm from the planet Mars（火星）. This is my first trip to the earth. Glad to meet you."
（1）The light came nearer and nearer. And finally it .
A. floated over the field
B. floated in the air
C. come to the ground
D. open the door in the air
（2）The strange thing came to the earth from Mars in a UFO .
A. look
B. hit
C. visit
D. walk across
（3）The thing from space was .
A. ugly
B. smart
C. cute
D. nice
（4）The strange thing was .
A. not happy
B. friendly
C. angry
D. strange
4．阅读理解
Have you ever wondered what kind of music young people across the United States are listening to? Are they crazy about Britney Spears? Do they love the Backstreet Boys? Or do they dance with Eminem?
Well, nearly 6,000 teens have taken part in a Teen & Music survey, made by the USA Weekend Magazine last autumn. And the result showed what type of music was hot and what was not.
It comes without surprise that hip-hop and rap are the most popular types of music among American teenagers. They began in the mid-1970s with young black kids in New York, taking music onto the streets. Hip -hop and rap are well-known for the break-dancing that goes with them.
The word "rap" comes from a slang word. It is a rapid rhyme that is spoken rather than sung.
Pop music, such as Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, has always met the tastes of the general public. It continues to enjoy support from teens and is the second most popular music after hip-hop and rap.
The third is rock music with exciting dance beats and simple lyrics that speak loudly of social problems. The melodies are led by electric guitars. Rock became popular in the USA in the early 1950s. The American singer Elvis Presley and British group the Beatles became world famous rock artists.
The survey also shows that jazz is least loved by American teens. It developed in the later part of the 19th century from a mixture of African songs and hymns. Jazz tends to be the type of music that people enjoy more as they get older.
（1）American teenagers like best.
A. hip-hop and rap
B. pop music
C. rock music
D. jazz
（2）Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys belong to .
A. pop music
B. hip-hop
C. rock music
D. jazz
（3）In the later part of the 19th century developed .
A. rap
B. jazz
C. the Beatles
D. the electric guitar
（4）The main purpose of this passage is to tell the readers .
A. about a study conducted among US teens
B. what types of music are popular among US teens
C. that both American and Chinese teens love music
D. that kids love different types of music because of the stars
5．阅读理解
You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great. I believe it is a normal thought in today's society to just let life happen to us. I also believe that we sometimes destroy（毁灭） our well-planned thoughts about success because it's easier to just continue as usual rather than "try" with the possible failure in mind.
Most people never get moving because they don't know what they want. Without a certain result already set in your mind, it's really difficult to get going, and even if you do, your attention may soon disappear and you give up before long.
Why not consider what's really important in your life? Write down what excites you, what would truly make you happy and what problems you have. At the end of the week, take a careful look at the notes you've taken .You'll soon begin to see a clearer picture of what direction you should be going towards.
Knowledge is useless without action. You read many books but your life will stay the same if you don't use the knowledge. Knowledge is fantastic but it will not change your life until it is used.
I love to read personal development material to keep a positive attitude（积极的态度）towards my life , but I also realize that if I don't set goals to achieve, then I will always be a talk the talk person who is great at giving advice but useless at realizing it .If you have no plans of practicing what you say, then it may be best to keep your mouth closed.
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask, Act! Action will explain you. Whatever excuses we have for not living up to our talent, the fact is that time will always move forward. Be whatever you want to be and whatever you can be. Always remember the only limits（限制）we have are the ones we create for ourselves. Life is not what we think. It is what we experience when we behave according to the thoughts we have.
（1）What will happen if you have the possible failure in your mind?
A. You will destroy your well-planned thoughts about success.
B. You'll have great pressure and try not to make any mistakes.
C. You will try your best and come up with a much better plan.
D. You'll put all the opportunities to good use to try your plan.
（2）In Paragraph Two, the writer wants to .
A. tell us what people need to get success
B. show us what people set in their mind
C. talk about why people should practice
D. explain why people stop going ahead
（3）What does the underlined part "a talk the talk person "mean in the passage?
A. A person who is good at giving talks.
B. A person who talks big but does nothing.
C. A person who is active in talking.
D. A person who is an energetic talker.
（4）Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?
A. Knowledge is fantastic when it's used, or it's useless.
B. Knowledge is useless without action.
C. Success always stops us from succeeding but ourselves.
D. Action will tell you who you are.
（5）What is the best title for the passage?
A. See a Clear Picture of Life
B. Taking Actions Leads to Success
C. Set Your Goals to Achieve
D. Actions Speak Louder than Words
6．阅读理解
When you are ill, you must be unhappy because you feel uncomfortable, you don't want to work and you may have to stay in bed. This makes you feel very sad.
What makes us ill? They are germs. Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes. But you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）. They are very, very small and there could be hundreds of them on a little piece of something.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope. We will see a lots of them in it, so your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs are not only found in water. They are found in air and dust（灰尘）, if you get a cut in the finger, and if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut, germs will come into your finger. Your finger will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes if the germs go into all of your body, you may have pain in every part of the body.
What can you do to fight germs? You should wash your hands with soap and water. Soap kills many germs, and water washes them away.
（1）The underlined word "germs" means ________ in Chinese.
A. 尘埃
B. 细胞
C. 赃物
D. 病菌（2）If we want to find out how many germs there are, we can use ________.
A. eyes
B. glasses
C. microscopes
D. cameras
（3）According to the passage, we can find a lot of germs at ________ places.
A. clean
B. dirty
C. quiet
D. noisy
（4）From the passage, we know that germs are ________ to us.
A. friendly
B. bad
C. useful
D. important
7．阅读理解
A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help exam grades. The report says parents may waste their money by using it to get their kids to study more.
However, the promise of a trip could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Scientists looked at how promises of money and tickets to shows affected students' studying and learning. Over 10,000 students took part in the survey. There was an improvement in class work and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.
Lead scientist Dr. Simon Burgess thought the survey showed something important and interesting. He said it had not found something that really got students to work harder. He added that, clearly, some students have a lot of goals. They believe that education is a way of getting a brighter future, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference." He said these children think exam success is all in your genes because of their family environment.
Education expert Dr. Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of money to get children to study, especially for children from poor families. He wrote, "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."
（1）We can see from the new report that .
A. students don't like to travel at all
B. lots of students are harder to get more money
C. money can not help students get better grades
D. parents need a lot of money to help their children
（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The survey shows something makes students really work harder.
B. Some students think education is very important for their future.
C. Students will work harder if they don't think they have good genes.
D. Having trips is more important than owning much money in our life.
（3）If a student thinks gene is the most important, he might agree make（s）the difference.
A. good teachers
B. working hard
C. much money
D. family environment
（4）We might read the passage in the part of in a newspaper.
A. health
B. culture
C. sports
D. education
8．阅读理解
The classics are really great. Some of them can even change our life. I have a cousin who is eight years older than me. He is very good at writing now，because he has read many classics before. Those novels（小说）help him do well in writing. He thinks the classics are part of his life. He can't live without them. He has read 26 classics. As for me，I have read Little Women，Tom Sawyer and Treasure Island.
—Mike，14 years old
Reading the classics is good for us. Some classics such as Oliver Twist，Treasure Island，Tom Sawyer and Little Women are good books. I have read all of them. But if students spend too much time reading the classics，they won't get good grades，either.
—Susan，16 years old
（1）How old is Mike's cousin?
A. 14 years old.
B. 8 years old.
C. 16 years old.
D. 22 years old.（2）Mike's cousin________.
A. is not good at writing
B. has been a famous writer
C. has read 26 classics
D. doesn't like reading
（3）According to Susan，we can infer（推断）that________.
A. reading the classics can help students do well in writing
B. reading the classics can help students get good grades
C. students shouldn't spend too much time reading the classics
D. reading the classics is more important than studying
（4）Which book has Susan ever read, but Mike hasn't?
A. Little Women.
B. Tom Sawyer.
C. Treasure Island.
D. Oliver Twist.（5）Which of the following is true?
A. Mike thinks the classics are part of his life.
B. Mike has already read three classics.
C. Susan has read Alice in Wonderland.
D. Susan thinks all classics are good.
9．阅读理解
As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Beijing. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level（水平）. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students couldn't pass it. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and we are now good friends.
I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I'm happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here. （1）The writer is a volunteer teacher who comes from ________.
A. Guangxi
B. Xiamen
C. Beijing
D. Shanghai
（2）In the passage, "my heart sank" means that the writer ________.
A. felt upset
B. was happy
C. got angry
D. was excited
（3）The writer found the students' level was ______ what she expected after the first test.
A. just as
B. higher than
C. lower than
D. the same as
（4）Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard.
B. The volunteer teacher doesn't like to work there any longer.
C. The students became better and better with the help of the volunteer teacher.
D. The volunteer teacher became friends with the students.
10．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Nancy's Gym
Keep fit! Lose weight!
Open: 1: 00 p. m. to 8: 00 p. m. Saturdays and Sundays
$25/hour Tel:4556-2233
Ice World
Have fun skating here!
$20/hour for children $30/hour for adults*
Open: 10: 00 a. m. to 8: 00 p. m. Tel:8868-2526
Water World
Adults: $10 Children （aged 15 or under） : $7
Open: 9: 00 a. m. to 9: 00 p. m. Tel: 2151-8296
（1）When is Nancy's Gym open?
A. Every day.
B. On weekdays.
C. On weekends.
D. From Monday to Wednesday.
（2）Mrs. Green wants to go to Water World with her 11-year-old son, how much does she need to pay?
A. $7
B. $10
C. $17
D. $20
（3）Which of the following is TRUE?
A. You can play in Water World at 8: 00 a. m.
B. You can go to Nancy's Gym in the morning.
C. You should pay $25 for an hour in Ice World.
D. You can call 8868-2526 if you like going skating.
11．阅读理解
Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.
Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don't think the Yao Ming posters on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a two-metre-high computer!
（1）What does the writer do before he goes to sleep?
A. He reads books.
B. He reads newspapers.
C. He looks through magazines.
D. He looks at the posters on the wall.
（2）When was paper first created?
A. About 2,000 years ago.
B. In the 19th century.
C. About 1,000 years ago.
D. In the 11th century.
（3）Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?
A. People could not read.
B. People could not write words on paper.
C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.
D. People could only produce books one at a time by hand.
（4）What happened after books became cheaper?
A. People didn't want to buy books.
B. Printing was invented in China.
C. Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.
D. The Internet was introduced to people soon. 12．阅读理解
Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for
the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good job and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through. They were not so easy for him.
One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went to the school psychologist's （心理学家的）office to ask for help. "I've been trying hard, but…" Johnnie was about to cry.
The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder, "People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters, who were never able to learn math, and some day you will find what you are good at. When you do, you will make all of us very proud of you."
Johnnie didn't go to university. He found a job in the garden in the town. Soon something amazing happened. People began to notice that Johnnie had what they called a "green thumb". The plants grew well and the roses were in bloom （花）. People started to accept his advice for gardening （园艺）.
One day while he was walking, he found an unusual dirty land. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That afternoon he started the work, but he couldn't afford all the tools or the plants. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little park.
Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they spread beauty before the eyes of people.
（1）School lessons were for Jonnie.
A. easy
B. boring
C. difficult
D. interesting
（2）Why did the psychologist say those words to Jonnie?
A. To make Johnnie learn math well.
B. To help Johnnie get good grades.
C. To ask Johnnie to find a good job.
D. To encourage Johnnie to believe in himself.
（3）A person with a "green thumb" is a person who .
A. can paint well
B. is good at gardening
C. has green fingers
D. loves plants and roses
（4）What can we learn from the story of Jonnie?
A. People should make use of their own talent.
B. People should grow plants and flowers.
C. People must help others when necessary.
D. People must study hard to live better.
13．阅读理解
Winter is cold in some places. Many plants do not grow during winter. Some plants die. Snow and ice may cover the ground. It can be hard for animals to find food during winter. Animals get through this time in many ways. Birds and butterflies can fly. Many of them fly to a place with nice weather in winter and return home in spring. We call it migration.
Another good way to be away from the cold is to sleep through it. Many animals hide
themselves during the winter such as snakes, frogs and bears. They sleep and do not eat for the whole winter. We call it hibernation.
Some animals store food in their homes. They save some food in summer and fall and live on them. This is what squirrels （松鼠） do.
Other animals do not leave. They do not hide. Sometimes nature helps them out. Some animals grow thicker coats in the winter. Other animals change color. The arctic fox （北极狐） is brown in summer, but his coat turns white in winter.
Winter may be pretty. It is nice to see snow on the trees. But it is dangerous, too. People are also at risk. How do you beat the winter? Do you wear a thick coat? Do you stay inside?
Or do you live somewhere warm?
（1）During the winter, ____ go to the place with nice weather.
A. foxes
B. snakes
C. bears
D. butterflies
（2）_______ pass the winter by eating stored food.
A. Bears
B. Squirrels
C. Frogs
D. Birds
（3）The arctic fox turns the colour of his coat into in winter.
A. white
B. brown
C. pink
D. black
（4）The underlined word "hibernation" probably means _______ in the passage.
A. 迁徙
B. 繁殖
C. 冬眠
D. 灭绝（5）What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Animals do funny and interesting things.
B. Most flowers do not grow during the wintertime.
C. Animals pass the winter in many ways.
D. We must prepare for the dangers of winter.
14．阅读理解
McDull is a cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mak and Brian Tse. Although McDull made his first appearances as a supporting character in the McMug comics, McDull has become a central character, attracting a huge following in Hong Kong.
McDull is a male pig who can be distinguished by a birthmark on his right eye. He has a heart of gold, but he isn't very smart and ordinary in every way; nevertheless, he has many dreams. However, every time he tries, he fails; he is disappointed, but tries again, exploring other dreams. In this way he creates his own colourful world. He lives his life simply and naturally. He is not perfect, but his attitude towards life, namely never giving up, makes him a popular character. The first McDull movie documented his life and the relationship between him and his mother. As in the comics, McDull is a piglet who lives with his mother, Mrs Mak, in Hong Kong. He is a kindergarten student. He has a happy school life with his classmates including geese, tortoises and other pigs. McDull and his mum love each other very much. McDull tries his best to make his mother proud of him and his mother tries hard to give McDull a happy childhood. After realizing his dream, McDull sets himself another target: to become an Olympic champion just like female windsurfer Lee Laishan.
（1）Who created McDull?
A. Alice Mak.
B. Brian Tse.
C. Mrs Mak.
D. Both A and B.
（2）Which of the following statements is RIGHT?
A. McDull is a female pig.
B. McDull has a heart of gold.
C. McDull is very smart.
D. McDull isn't ordinary in every way.
（3）What's McDull's attitude towards life?
A. He lives his life simply.
B. He tries and he fails.
C. He never gives up.
D. He is not perfect.
（4）Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Mrs Mak loves McDull very much.
B. Mrs Mak tries hard to give McDull a happy childhood.
C. Mrs Mak lives in Hong Kong.
D. Mrs Mak lives with McDull and her husband.
15．阅读理解
One of the most detailed（详细的） descriptions Of a UEO was given by nine-year-old Gaynor in Sunderland in July 1976.
Gaynor lived in Oakenholt, a village in North Wales. On her way home from school, she saw a silver（银色的） object shaped like a saucer（茶碟） in a field not far from her home.
The strange craft（飞行物） was about 30 feet long and 9 feet high. It had yellow windows along the side and on the top there was a light flashing in a kind of box. Although Gaynor was very frightened, she did not run away. Instead, she lay quietly in the long grass and watched the door of the strange craft open. She saw two people wearing silver suits come out of the craft. They were carrying some kind of equipment（设备）which they used to examine the ground. They were short and had large pink eyes, Gaynor reported.
After about half an hour, the two people went back into the craft. At once there was a loud noise and the UFO took off.
Although Gaynor told her mother what she had seen, her family decided to keep quiet about it. They did not want people to laugh at their daughter. However, 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO experts. They hypnotized（使进入睡眠状态） Gaynor so that they could be sure she was telling the truth.
Not only did she repeat her story, but also she was able to draw a picture of what she had seen!（1）Which of these descriptions of Gaynor is TRUE?
A. She was nine, lived in a village and had never seen a UFO before.
B. She was nine, and lived in Sund6rland in England in 1976.
C. She was nineteen in 1986, and lived in North Wales.
D. She was at school and her family name was Oakenholt.
（2）Which of these descriptions of the UFO is TRUE?
A. It was round and flat, and had yellow windows along the side.
B. Its length was ten feet longer than its breadth, and was silver.
C. It was a saucer-shaped box about thirty feet high.
D. It was a strange silver saucer which was like a craft.
（3）What did Gaynor do as soon as she saw the UFO?
A. She told her mother.
B. She ran away.。